Apparatus for the use of paperhangers



Sept. 25', 1934.

s. R. BARBER APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF PAPER HANGERS Filed Jan. 26, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l Zwefir Se t. 25, 1934. s. R. BARBER APPARATUS FOR THE USE OF PAPER HANGERS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 WGE? Filed Jan. 26, 1933 erzce mg 242 242 Patented Slept. 25, 1934 APPARATUS FOR USE OF PAPER- l-lANG-EES Spencer ltukin Earlier, Bury, England Application January 26,

1933, Serial No. 653,569

In Great Britain llanuary 30, 1932 2 Claims.

This invention relates to apparatus for pasting the rear or reverse surface of wall paper to enable same to be readily applied ,to the wall. In carrying out my invention I make use of appa-- ratus that may be readily moved from place to place without being provided with any framework supports to interfere with its being placed on the floor near the base of the wall or surface that has to receive the covering of paper, since 19 the usual framework supports and winch mechanism for rotating the rollers would interfere with certain advantages I secure, as well as render the apparatus more costly to produce. The devices which I employ, according to my invention, comprise an appropriately constructed receptacle for receiving the paste or like adhesive substance and which may be of wood, sheet metal or other material, so that I can mount in this receptacle a well known form of revolving roller with its peripheral surface covered or prepared to take up and carry the adhesive substance from the receptacle to a positionwhere the paper from the roll may have its rear surface bought into contact with the said pasted periphery of the roller. In connection with this receptacle and its pasting roller I now employ hinged adjustable supporting framework for the roll of paper and its supporting spindle, well as for two guiding rollers for said paper, by which framework the supplying of rolls of paper to re place those that have been withdrawn therefrom and used, is greatly facilitated as is hereinafter explained.

I further provide detachable retarding means whereby the stretching of the paper and its pressure upon the pasted surface of the roller may be acted upon, as the consistency of adhesive substanceand the weight or strength of the paper may require.

In order that my said invention may be readily understood-I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings illustrative thereof, in which:-

Fig. 1 is a sectional end elevation of apparatus 1 produced in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the parts shown by Fig. l, the same being shown in two sections to indicate that the length of the apparatus may be varied.

Fig. 3 is an end elevation of a modification hereinafter described". I Fig. 4 is a "side elevation of my apparatus (drawn to a reduced scale) showing thelpositicn that same occupies relative to the wall upon which the paper fro-m it is being applied.

Fig. 5 is an elevation of the device shown by r Fig. 4 as seen when looking from left to right of said figure.

Fig. 6 is a similar view to Fig. 4 but shows the position of the apparatus when the paper from it is being applied to a ceiling.

In carrying my invention into effect I make use of a suitable receptacle a of the desired width and length, and same may be of metal, such as aluminum, wood or the like, as may be found advantageous; Within the receptacle a I fix bearings b which afford support for freely revolving roller c and said roller c may be of wood or it may be of metal. If it is of wood it may be solid, but if it is of metal it may be hollow and produced from sheet aluminum, if desired, for the sakeof lightness. This roller 0 may be covered with felt, plush fabric or the like in order that as it revolves within the receptacle which contains the paste or other suitable adhesive substance, said roller 0 will take up said adhesive substance by rotating in same.

Fixed at the corners of the receptacle a are bearings f, f to which are pivoted the arms g and a bent from a central portion g forming a frame in which appropriate slots or notches are made to receive the axles b and b of a roller is and b and h of another roller b so that said roller may be raised out of position where the arms 9, a lie horizontally with the cross bar g lengthwise the receptacle a, into the position shown in broken lines 1, Fixed and extonding from the arms 9 g and over the edge of the extension g is another frame it which has its arms k and k secured upon the arms 9 and g of the frame g. The arms k and F62 are arranged at an angle to the horizontal plane as is shown by Figs. 1- and 3 so that a detachable spindle in may be loosely passed through openings in said arms k and 71: in order to take through and support the roll of paper p.

As means for retarding the advancing move ment of the paper as it is withdrawn from the roll I may make use of a light sheet metal braking device t, which is detachable, so that where the strength of the paper requires application of less fluid paste, said device '6 which lies over the paper p on the spindle or gives the desired pressure of said paper on the pasting roller 0.

When the roll of paper p has been mounted in the position shown by the drawings with a supply of paste in the box or receptacle a, the user will place the whole apparatus with the side a near the wall upon which the paper has to be hung or pasted. He will then unwind the paper from said roll of paper p by pulling at the loose end p to cause some to leave the coil 32 and pass beneath the roller it over part of the periphery of the roller 0 and under the roller 71 in order that the said user may then take the loose end of the paper and fix it against the upper end of the wall 3 upon which it has to be pasted, while the rollers in the receptacle a will keep same straight and in alignment with its surface in a desired position relative to the wall 3 upon which it has to be fixed, as is shown by Fig. 4.

After attaching the paper 10 to the wall 3 at the part p as shown by Fig. 4 the user will then brush or otherwise cause the portion 3 to be pressed straight and even against the wall 3 with its lower end over the washboard 5 to which it will extend from the roller 71, as is shown in broken lines. He will then out 01f the length of paper along the upper edge of the washboard 5 so that the receptacle a may then be moved parallel to the wall 3 for the next length of paper to be withdrawn in similar manner, while the user will place the extending length of paper over the border edge of the next sheet and with the pattern 6 thereon opposite the pattern Go on the preceding sheet as is shown by Fig. 5, by which arrangement all other measuring processes are avoided.

By the arms 9 and g of the supporting frame 9 for the rollers 71, and n being pivoted on the side a of the receptacle a, although the frame 9 and the frame 7c only rest loosely upon the walls of the receptacle a, the paper 32 is more readily withdrawn from its roll without in any way raising any of the rollers out of their operating positions.

When the apparatus described is desired to be used for fixing the paper upon the ceiling 4 of a room, as shown by Fig. 6, the receptacle a carrying its several devices may be then supported by any convenient means such as the upper part of a step-ladder '7 so that the paper 12 may be withdrawn therefrom over the roller h as is shown by said Fig. 6. It may then be carried across the room as shown in broken lines, Fig. 6, during which carrying, another person standing on the ladder will keep the paper clear of the coil of paper p until the outer extending end p of the paper is attached and the other portion is also pressed against the ceiling 4 up to the point 8, from which it may then be carried by the person supporting that part of the paper until it is made to cover the ceiling 4 up to the point where said ceiling 4 meets the vertical walls 3, at which part it may be cut away for the operating to be repeated.

As a modification of the devices shown by Figs. 1 and 2, instead of making use of the rollers h and b I may make use of a shield or cover 3 which will overhang the roller 0, while its edges 5 and s are curved as shown by Fig. 3 to act as fixed guides for the paper 11 as it extends from the roll p.

It may be observed that by having the arms 9 and g pivoted in the position shown by the drawings so that said arms may be raised to carry with them the rollers h and 11 a roll of paper 10 may be readily mounted in position upon the arms k and k of the frame it as is shown in broken lines Fig. 1, after which the arms 9 and 9' may be then turned down into position shown in full lines Fig. 1 where the paper will be then placed in contact with the roller 0 with the outer end 10 free to be laid hold of by the user to facilitate its withdrawal as is hereinbefore described.

The distinguishing characteristics of my improved apparatus are stated as follows:

The paste receptacle has rear and front side walls, the rear wall a being adapted to bear on a washboard 5 as shown by Figure 4, and thus position the apparatus for the operation of applying the drawn-off coated paper to a wall 3, as described. The side walls are connected by transverse end walls.

The apparatus comprises a swinging carrier for the paper roll 3) and for the means for guiding paper across a portion of the paste roll 0. Said carrier includes an angular inner member composed of the spaced apart parallel arms g g hinged to the fixed bearings 1 f at the rear portion of the receptacle, and a cross bar g connecting said arms at their swinging ends.

The carrier includes also an angular outer member composed of the spaced apart parallel arms 70 k united to the swinging end portions of the arms of the inner member, and projecting forward therefrom, and a cross bar It connecting the outer extremities of said arms, and constituting a handle whereby the entire carrier may be raised and lowered. The inner member of the carrier is formed to rest, when lowered, on the front side member and the transverse end members of the receptacle, so that the carrier is adequately supported.

The paper guiding means may include either the rolls h h or the shield s having the curved portions s s The rear element of said means, viz, the roll 71. or the curved shield portion s is spaced from the rear side wall a of the receptacle, so that the coated paper may be drawn outwardly from the guiding means and applied, as already described, to the wall or the ceiling of a room.

The cross bars or and k impart desirable strength and rigidity to the carrier members so that they may be made of relatively thin metal strips, and do not objectionably increase the weight of the portable apparatus.

The inclined portions of the arms 70 k of the outer carrier member extend across and bear on the cross bar g of the inner carrier member, so that the weight of the paper roll 1) is supported by said cross bar, and prevented from buckling the carrier.

Such being the nature and object of my said invention, what I claim is:-

1. A portable apparatus for the purpose stated,

comprising a paste receptacle having rear and portion of the receptacle and a cross bar connecting the swinging extremities of said arms, and an angular outer member composed of spaced apart parallel arms fixed to the outer extremities of the arms of the inner member and projecting forward therefrom, and a cross bar connecting the outer extremities of said arms and constituting a handle whereby the carrier may be raised and lowered, said inner member being formed to rest, when lowered, on the forward side wall and the transverse end walls of the receptacle, a spindle engaged with the arms of the outer member and adapted to support a roll of wall paper, and guiding means supported by the arms of the inner carrier member and arranged to guide paper acrossand in contact with the upper portion of It f ll the paste roll, said guiding means being spaced weight of a roll on the outer carrier member is supported by said cross bar, and buckling of the carrier by the weight of said roll is prevented.

SPENCER RUKIN BARBER. 

